The Frog Clan Carved Out a Place Under the Heavens!

The reflections of trees swayed on the water, and occasionally a few River Otter would pass by.

The Great Beaver slapped its flat tail against the stone curtain, rhythmically directing the River Otter to apply Tung Oil to the boats.

After being coated with Tung Oil, the entire Ship Model became deep and glossy, greatly enhancing its appearance.

After nearly two months and a half, the beaver family, with the help of the River Otter family, is about to complete their project!

Meanwhile, Liang Qu was handing over another Ship Model at Liu Quanfu's house.

"The Toad actually has a clan among its subordinates!"

The news that the Fat Catfish had just brought him was truly unexpected.

He thought the Toad was all alone, but he didn't expect there to be a whole bunch of little frogs below him!

"The Dragon Bone and planks are made of Oak Wood, the interior is mostly made of pine, and the deck is made of peach wood. Ninety percent of the entire ship is made of these three types of Wooden Head. Beech wood and other materials have also been used. The total is fifty-four taels. The ledger is here."

Liu Quanfu turned to a certain page of the Indigo Book and handed it to Liang Qu, pulling him back to reality.

Liang Qu closed the ledger with his other hand and laughed, "No need to look at it, I trust Uncle Fu to handle things."

Da Shun didn't use Arabic numerals; it was all complicated characters, which gave him a headache. There were only a few gaps on either side.

"This..."

As Liang Qu's status grew increasingly prominent, this level of trust deeply moved Liu Quanfu.

Liang Qu didn't look at the account book. Instead, he walked around the Ship Model, carefully examining it, and was very satisfied.

Since two ships were being sent out at once, they couldn't be the same design, so when he asked for the blueprints, he asked Liu Quanfu to make a distinction.

Therefore, the beaver's warships were shaped like Guang Ship, while Liu Quanfu's were shaped like Sand Ship, and the two were very different.

The Sand Ship model in front of us is thirteen meters long, larger than the previous tower ship, but the price of the wood used is actually cheaper than last time.

Liang Qu remembered that last time it was sixty-seven taels, and this time it was fifty-four taels. It wasn't that Liu Quanfu cut corners or deliberately used inferior Wooden Head; it was mainly because the ship had a unique design.

Among the many types of ships, the tower ship has the most complex structure, with five floors above the deck, each floor scaled down proportionally, requiring countless planks and timbers.

Conversely, neither Fujian ships, Guang Ship, nor Sand Ship had such complex deck structures.

"I was in a hurry to leave and didn't bring much loose silver. Let's make it a hundred and sixty. Uncle Fu, you don't need to keep the change." Liang Qu took out the Silver Note and ingots.

"How can that be? I've already made enough from you..."

"Uncle Fu, there's no need to refuse. You know my status now. As long as the goods are good, a few ounces or so is not a big deal. However, I do have one other request."

"Please speak."

Liu Quanfu was already embarrassed, but he was hoping Liang Qu would make other requests, so he immediately perked up his ears.

Liang Qu: "Uncle Fu, could you design future ships that can be disassembled and assembled?"

The likes of the Six-Sided Lock are just trifles, not worthy of being presented in a formal setting.

Most people play it a few times and get bored after the initial novelty wears off, leaving it to gather dust in a corner. Giving it to the Toad too often might upset it.

Liang Qu wanted to achieve the goal of assembling the entire Ship Model in one go.

But such troublesome matters should naturally be handed over to others; otherwise, it would be putting the cart before the horse and wasting energy.

Once you have money, its importance decreases dramatically. Instead, energy becomes more important. Abundant energy can be spent on meaningful things, which is far more important than money.

With over four thousand taels of silver in his possession, Liang Qu could be considered a Fugui man.

Liu Quanfu frowned. "Disassemble, reassemble?"

As a carpenter, he understood Liang Qu's meaning. Who hadn't played with tangrams? But what kind of assembly would meet the requirements? Would it be to only drill holes in the ship planks, make mortise and tenon joints, and leave everything else untouched, or to combine multiple ship planks into one component and then assemble it?

"Components, for example, can this ship be disassembled into more than twenty parts?"

Liang Qu felt that it was too difficult for the Toad to piece together each plank individually.

"I have to try it first."

Liu Quanfu dared not agree immediately, for as a seasoned carpenter, he was all too aware of the difficulty involved.

For small items, you can rely on your ingenuity; for large items, you need to consider the quality of the materials.

Even the shrunken boats are still around ten meters long, not those tiny little boats the size of a palm.

If you want to use mortise and tenon joints to lock it in place, the joint needs to be very large and deep; otherwise, it will be extremely fragile, won't hold, and the joint will easily break.

If it were made from the legendary Treasure Wood...

The price is far too high.

"It's okay, let's give it a try. If we can't do it, we can do it as it is."

Liang Qu didn't care; he was responsible for offering suggestions, while Liu Quanfu was responsible for implementation. Whether it would work out was another matter.

Models can be assembled in sizes ranging from the size of a palm to half a person, but whether it is feasible to enlarge them to ten meters is indeed questionable.

"Just like last time, I'll come pick it up tonight. Uncle Fu, just leave the door open for me."

"Okay, I'll make sure no one knows."

Liu Quanfu carefully stuffed the Silver Note into his pocket.

I'm home.

The beaver and the River Otter worked together enthusiastically.

Just as Liang Qu was about to call the patriarch of the River Otter family over to discuss becoming his crew member, a message from Fat Catfish suddenly came through his Mental Link in his Sea of Consciousness.

"The Old Toad wants to come over?"

What's going on? The Fat Catfish began to recount its experiences and encounters.

Liang Qu's eyebrows twitched.

After a while.

"Let it come over."

Deep Water Area.

In front of the Dark Current Passage.

The Old Toad stretched out one webbed claw with some skepticism, and sure enough, it felt a powerful suction force.

"Can we cross the passage between the shallow and deep water?"

The Fat Catfish nodded.

The Old Toad was shocked, never expecting that such a dangerous place was hidden right next to the Great King.

The Fat Catfish patted its belly to reassure the Old Toad.

It indicated that it had already established a stronghold on the other side, representing the Frog Clan, and had successfully invaded part of the human race's territory! The Old Toad was skeptical, and after thinking for a long time, he still decided to go and see for himself.

It tentatively believed the Fat Catfish's identity; this strange creature looked very similar to the Frog Clan in their juvenile stage, perhaps it was some special species.

The Toad Datong curious; it was the first time it had ever heard of a stronghold. Unfortunately, the Great Demon could not reach the shore, and the Dark Current Passage was impassable to it.

Only the Old Toad is small and meets the requirements.

And so...

"Ouch, my back!"

Suddenly, the world spun around, and the Old Toad fell flat on his face.

The Fat Catfish, which landed smoothly, laughed loudly beside him, which angered the Old Toad so much that he cursed and yelled at him for being ignorant and rude, disrespecting Old Toad over a hundred years old.

The Fat Catfish floated to the surface belly up, signaling that it would die if it listened any longer.

The Old Toad reluctantly gave up, then put his hands behind his back and pretended to be a wise man.

"Take me to the Frog Clan's stronghold immediately!"

After a while of wandering around.

The Old Toad crossed the underground river, its long, narrow pupils peeking out from under a lotus flower, cautiously surveying the surroundings.

The vast pond rippled, and under the blazing sun, the water was much warmer than in the Deep Water Area.

Old Giant Clam basking in the sunlight, a beaver busily applying oil, River Otter carrying Wooden Head...

The various Water Beast lived in harmony and peace, resembling a paradise for Water Beast! The Old Toad opened its mouth wide, feeling an unparalleled shock.

Real!

It's truly an aquatic stronghold!

It was still a courtyard! The Toad's rise to power was too short-lived; there were no palaces or magnificent buildings in the Great Marsh, only a small cave in the rock wall.

The Old Toad longed to own a grand palace for the Frog Clan. He had only ever imagined such a scene in books; this was the first time he had encountered it in reality! The Frog Clan had established a stronghold in human territory! The Frog Clan also had its own courtyard! The Old Toad felt a pang of sadness, and all sorts of memories surfaced one by one.

At this moment, it thought of the Late King, the tadpoles, and the beautiful, plump Frog Woman at the village entrance, and couldn't help but Tianchang.

"This old minister has no regrets in dying!"

Just as the Old Toad was pretending to stroke its whiskers, filled with emotion, the Fat Catfish poked its back with its Long Whiskers.

As soon as the Old Toad turned around, it immediately began to gesture.

The Old Toad was taken aback. "You want supplies?"

The Fat Catfish nodded vigorously.

Humans are greedy by nature. If we don't give them some benefits, the Frog Clan's stronghold will not be able to stay afloat!